Open Calls for Views
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Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee is seeking views on the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill . Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. About this call for views The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee scrutinised the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill in 2023. A call for views was issued on 26 June 2023 and received 376 responses. In addition to the Call for Views the Committee also produced a digital consultation tool...
Closes 26 January 2026
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Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill has 2 Parts. Part 1 makes various changes to the 2024 Act, including: allowing local authorities to set the levy as a fixed amount (or amounts) instead of a percentage rate (or rates), clarifying that, where the right to reside in accommodation is first purchased by a third party, and then subsequently purchased by another person, the “chargeable transaction” is the initial purchase, requiring accommodation providers to base...
Closes 26 January 2026
Closed Calls for Views
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Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill Part 1 of the Bill as introduced will make it illegal to provide certain types of procedures to people under the age of 18. It will only be legal to provide these services from properties that meet certain requirements. The procedures covered by the Bill are ones that: pierce or penetrate the skin, are not provided as part of the health service, are not provided by a health care provider for the purposes of treating illness, and ...
Closed 26 November 2025
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Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill: confirms that certain kinds of digital asset (like cryptocurrency) can be objects of property in Scots private law. confirms how to acquire and own these digital assets. ensures the general principles of Scots private law apply to these digital assets. Current Status of the Bill The Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and...
Closed 25 November 2025
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The Good Food Nation (Specified Functions and Descriptions) (Scottish Ministers) Regulations 2025
The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee is seeking views on the draft Good Food Nation (Specified Functions and Descriptions) (Scottish Ministers) Regulations 2025. These views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny of the regulation on 3 December 2025. For more information on the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2021 and the draft Good Food Nation (Specified Functions and Descriptions) (Scottish Ministers) Regulations 2025, visit the Committee's page on the Scottish Parliament...
Closed 21 November 2025
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Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill is in two main parts. Part 1 contains a statement of the law on formation of contract between parties. This includes: requirements for a contract to be formed (for example, the parties agreeing on key matters in the contract), rules on what forms an offer to enter into a contract and when an offer may be revoked by a party (for example, before the other party accepts the offer), rules on when an offer may lapse (for example, when there is a...
Closed 18 November 2025
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Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is seeking views on the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill. The Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Government on 8 October 2025. The Bill comprises two parts: Part 1 of the Bill is intended to regulate the provision of certain non-surgical procedures. Part 2 of the Bill is unrelated to...
Closed 14 November 2025